YouthBuild Winston-Salem will hold information and application sessions next week at seven city recreation centers:

Tuesday, 10/29

Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center,

501 Reynolds Blvd.

10 a.m.

Tuesday, 10/29

Sprague St. Recreation Center,

1350 E Sprague St.

4 p.m.

Tuesday, 10/29

Carl Russell Recreation Center,

3521 Carver School Road

6 p.m.

Wednesday, 10/30

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center,

2001 Pittsburg Ave.

1 p.m.

Wednesday, 10/30

Rupert Bell Neighborhood Center,

1501 Mount Zion Place

4 p.m.

Thursday, 10/31

Belview Neighborhood Center,

2800 Burgandy St.

4 p.m.

Thursday, 10/31

William C. Sims Sr. Neighborhood Center,

1201 Alder St.

5 p.m.

YouthBuild Winston-Salem is a six-month program that offers eligible high school drop-outs the opportunity to get paid while they earn their GED and receive training and certification in a construction trade. All YouthBuild participants also receive a personal development plan as well as assistance after they complete the program to find a job or continue their education.

To be eligible, applicants must be a high-school dropout without a GED and be between 16 and 24 years old on the date of enrollment.

Applicants must also meet at least one of these requirements: live in a low-income household, be a current or former foster youth, have a disability, be the child of an incarcerated parent, be a youth or adult offender, or be a migrant farm worker youth.